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GIGABYTE GA-H55M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs MSI P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

26specifications compared
13differ
13identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-H55M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-H55M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:4
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:9
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-H55M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:8
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:5
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-H55M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-H55M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-H55M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-H55M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-H55M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-H55M-S2H, P55-GD85
44 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H55M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model GA-H55M-S2H View product	B MSI P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-GD85 View product
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	9
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	5
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbps	Dual LAN
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888B	Realtek ALC889
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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